title Alan Bloom's Gardens, Bressingham, Norfolk - 6th October 2012 intro The gardens of Bressingham - created by Alan Bloom - share something in common with those of Alton Towers: both are routinely ignored by visitors to their respective nearby attractions, despite being worth a visit in their own right. As we've got season tickets for Bressingham Steam Museum and Gardens, it's easy enough to visit mostly for the gardens for a change. imgp6352 Isobel and Harry imgp6354 Light bulbs and mirrors imgp6355 More old-school filament lightbulbs imgp6358 The George Sholto is readied for a trip imgp6361 The conductor waits at the back of the train imgp6362 Fred, Isobel and Harry imgp6364 The Alan Bloom steams up imgp6366 The George Sholto heads off imgp6367 We wander around the gardens imgp6369 Small purpley pentafoil flowers imgp6371 Isobel pokes some 1970s Pampas Grass imgp6373 A sea of bright yellow marigolds imgp6375 More purple flowers imgp6377 Isobel roams around the garden imgp6379 Fred lurks in a garden shed imgp6380 A pair of teak garden chairs in a shed imgp6381 The house imgp6383 Isobel and Fred run over the flint bridge imgp6386 Fred under the bridge imgp6392 Fred peers over the bridge imgp6393 Fred on the bridge imgp6399 A cool mushroom imgp6401 The gardens, and a thatched roundhouse imgp6404 Contra-jour gardens imgp6405 A small round hut imgp6406 The Alan Bloom steams around the garden edge imgp6409 Grand fir trees imgp6410 The train is back at the "station" imgp6413 Steam is let off imgp6423 The Alan Bloom is parked up for the day